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为所欲为 (為所欲為)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

为所欲为 [wéisuǒyùwéi]
  1. 1. [贬] do just as one pleases

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

为所欲为 [wéisuǒyùwéi]
  1. 1. act wilfully; do whatever one likes; have one's own way

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

为所欲为 [wéisuǒyùwéi]
  1. 1. 原指做自己想做的事。现指想做什么就做什么;任意妄为(含贬义)。

Examples

横行霸道,为所欲为
act like an overlord and do whatever one wishes
攥着刀把儿,你也不能为所欲为
Even though you are in power, you can't just do whatever you want.
你们不能怙恃权势就为所欲为,小心遭报应。
You can't do as you want relying on power, or you may invite a nemesis.
为所欲为
do what one wants
to have or get one's own way
为所欲为;想怎样就怎样;一意孤行
to get away with murder
[inf] 为所欲为
This child has a tantrum whenever she doesn't get her own way.
一旦不能为所欲为,这个孩子就会发怒。
Don't let children loose in the wild.
不要让孩子们在野外为所欲为

Word Decomposition


[wéi]
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[suǒ]
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[yù]
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[wéi]

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